...I have tried, since I came into power,to bring the whole of the
German press into line. To do so, I have not hesitated,when
necessary, to take radical measures. It was evident to my eyes that a
State which had at its disposal an inspired press and journalists
devoted to its cause possessed therein the greatest power that one
could possibly imagine. Wherever it may be, this fetish of the
liberty of the press constitutes a mortal danger par excellence.
Moreover, what is called the liberty of the press does not in the
least mean that the press is free, but simply that certain potentates
are at liberty to direct it as they wish, in support of their
particular interests and, if need be, in opposition to the interests
of the State.
...It is not easy, at the beginning, to explain all this to the
journalists and to make them understand that, as members of a
corporate entity,they had certain obligations to the community as a
whole. And endless repetitions were necessary before I could make
them see that,if the press failed to grasp this idea, it would end
only in harming itself. Take the case of a town with, say, a dozen
newspapers; each one of them reports the various items in its own
way, and in the end the reader can only come to the conclusion that
he is dealing with a gang of opium-smokers. In this way the press
gradually loses its influence on public opinion and all contact with
the man in the street...
(Adolf Hitler speaking about the place of journalism)
Hitler's speech (Hitler's Table Talk by Hugh Trevor-Roper)
aus:
http://www2.iraqwar.ru/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=1401&lang=en
Das würde ich Rau gerne schicken.
Dummerweise wird er es nicht lesen...
German press into line. To do so, I have not hesitated,when
necessary, to take radical measures. It was evident to my eyes that a
State which had at its disposal an inspired press and journalists
devoted to its cause possessed therein the greatest power that one
could possibly imagine. Wherever it may be, this fetish of the
liberty of the press constitutes a mortal danger par excellence.
Moreover, what is called the liberty of the press does not in the
least mean that the press is free, but simply that certain potentates
are at liberty to direct it as they wish, in support of their
particular interests and, if need be, in opposition to the interests
of the State.
...It is not easy, at the beginning, to explain all this to the
journalists and to make them understand that, as members of a
corporate entity,they had certain obligations to the community as a
whole. And endless repetitions were necessary before I could make
them see that,if the press failed to grasp this idea, it would end
only in harming itself. Take the case of a town with, say, a dozen
newspapers; each one of them reports the various items in its own
way, and in the end the reader can only come to the conclusion that
he is dealing with a gang of opium-smokers. In this way the press
gradually loses its influence on public opinion and all contact with
the man in the street...
(Adolf Hitler speaking about the place of journalism)
Hitler's speech (Hitler's Table Talk by Hugh Trevor-Roper)
aus:
http://www2.iraqwar.ru/iraq-read_article.php?articleId=1401&lang=en
Das würde ich Rau gerne schicken.
Dummerweise wird er es nicht lesen...